In the Speed-Cut project advanced manufacturing techniques, developed within the aerospace sector, will be used to enable a high performance food processing unit to be developed. The new process will optimise component design and use of lightweight materials (titanium alloy) which will reduce the weight of processing heads whilst also offering prelonged life using advanced functionally graded materials. These assemblies will operate at far higher speeds and last considerably longer between service intervals than existing products. In addition to higher throughput, the new heads will process food with significantly reduced energy and commodity waste. This new flexible approach will allow customisation for optimised performance in different applications.